What color is #46B16E?

#46B16E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46B16E?

The RGB value is 70, 177, 110: 70 red, 177 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46B16E?

The complementary color is #B14689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46B16E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46B16E color

#46B16E rgb(70, 177, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #46B16E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 69.4% green and 43.1% blue (70, 177, 110).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 43% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#46B16E color codes

HEX	`#46B16E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 177, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 69.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 43%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 60%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 38%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, -45.97, 25.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 52.51, 151.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.061, 33.87, 20.177)`
Decimal	`4632942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46B16E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #46B16E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46B16E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #46B16E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46b16e; }
.text { color: #46b16e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46b16e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 177 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46b16e, #46b1a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #46B16E?: #46B16E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46B16E?: The RGB value is 70, 177, 110: 70 red, 177 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46B16E?: The complementary color is #B14689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46B16E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.